Number of people living in extreme poverty in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 5.47 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 5.47 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Rwanda peaked at 7.75 million people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.47 million people, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.82 million people | 6.78 million people | 6.85 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.50 million people | 7.37 million people | 7.75 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.47 million people | 5.47 million people | 5.47 million people | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.394 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1683 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1462 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1462 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4433 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Rwanda?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Rwanda was 5.47 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 million people in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 million people in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Rwanda ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.